This year's nominations for the 73rd Golden Globes are no less impressive than last year's and as always there are many surprises and snubs. Best motion Picture drama 'Carol' garnered the most nominations this year with five, while and Netflix had the network high of eight nominations.
Actors Angela Bassett, America Ferrera, Chloe Grace Moretz and Dennis Quaid announced the nominations Thursday at Los Angeles for honors for tops television and film awards bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Following is a list of key film nominees for the awards.
The best actor nominees are: Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Rami Malek, "Mr. Robot"; Wagner Moura, "Narcos"; Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"; Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan."
The best actress nominees are: Caitriona Balfe, "Outlander"; Viola Davis, "How to Get Away with Murder"; Eva Green, "Penny Dreadful"; Taraji P. Henson, "Empire"; Robin Wright, "House of Cards."
Nominees for best actress in a motion picture:
Cate Blanchett, "Carol"; Brie Larson, "Room"; Rooney Mara, "Carol"; Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn"; Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl."
Nominees for best male actor in a drama motion picture:
Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo"; Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant"; Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs"; Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl"; Will Smith, "Concussion."
Meanwhile, "Carol," ''Mad Max: Fury Road," ''The Revenant," ''Room," and "Spotlight." will be competing for best motion picture drama.
Ten actors received Golden Globe nominations for their roles in some of this year's funniest films.
Nominees for best actor in a musical or comedy motion picture are:
Christian Bale, "The Big Short"; Steve Carell, "The Big Short"; Matt Damon, "The Martian"; Al Pacino, "Danny Collins"; Mark Ruffalo, "Infinitely Polar Bear."
Nominees for best actress in a musical or comedy motion picture are:
Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy"; Melissa McCarthy, "Spy"; Amy Schumer, "Trainwreck"; Maggie Smith, "The Lady in the Van"; Lily Tomlin, "Grandma."
The Golden Globe nominees for best actor in a TV comedy series are: Aziz Ansari, "Master of None"; Gael Garcia Bernal, "Mozart in the Jungle"; Rob Lowe, "The Grinder"; Patrick Stewart, "Blunt Talk"; Jeffrey Tambor, "Transparent."
Nominees for the best television drama series are:
"Empire," ''Game of Thrones," ''Mr. Robot," ''Narcos" and "Outlander."
Nominees for best motion picture musical or comedy are:
"The Big Short," ''Joy," ''Cinderella," ''The Martian," ''Spy," ''Trainwreck."
Nominees for best actress in a TV comedy series are:
Rachel Bloom, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"; Jamie Lee Curtis, "Scream Queens"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"; Gina Rodriguez, "Jane the Virgin"; Lily Tomlin, "Grace and Frankie."
Nominees for TV movie or limited series are:
"American Crime," ''American Horror Story: Hotel," ''Fargo," ''Flesh and Bone," and "Wolf Hall."
Nominees for best animated feature are:
"Anomalisa," ''Inside Out," ''The Good Dinosaur," ''The Peanuts Movie" and "Shaun the Sheep Movie."
Nominees for best TV comedy series are:
"Casual," ''Mozart in the Jungle," ''Orange is the New Black," ''Silicon Valley," ''Transparent," ''Veep."
Nominees for best foreign language film are: "The Brand New Testament," ''The Club," ''The Fencer," Mustang," and "Son of Saul."
This year, streaming services seem to have edged out traditional television and cable networks for the most nominations.
Netflix leads all television creators with eight nominations, aided by its series "Orange Is the New Black" ''House of Cards" and "Narcos."
Amazon Video also picked up five nominations, with several for its shows "Transparent" and "Mozart in the Jungle." Actors Jeffrey Tambor of "Transparent" and Gael García Bernal earned acting nominations for their work on the series.
Cable networks HBO and Starz earned seven and six nominations during Thursday's announcement of the Globe nominations.
ABC received the most nominations of the traditional networks, with its show "American Crime" earning three of the network's four nominations.
The Golden Globe Awards will air Jan. 10 on NBC.
A Globes nomination can give a show, film or actor not only a bump in audience, but an edge in Hollywood's crowded awards season.
Ricky Gervais will return as host for the Globes when it airs on NBC on Jan. 10.
